These Fluffy Vegan Quinoa Pancakes + Cranberry are the best thing that you’ll ever encounter for breakfast. In true Fall/Holiday fashion, these vegan pancakes come loaded with nutritious quinoa and topped with a sweet, tart cranberry sauce that adds a beautiful tasty combo. Completely easy to make and can be whipped together in just 30 minutes.
Start by whisking together the organic all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, arrowroot starch, cinnamon, and sea salt in a large bowl and set aside.
In a separate bowl, add the quinoa, ‘chia eggs’, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and maple syrup and whisk together until well combined.
Now, add the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and stir together with a rubber spatula until well combined. Slowly, add Almond milk to mixture until desired consistency is met. NOTE: Batter shouldn’t be too runny or too thick. Try to find it somewhere in the middle. **Try not to Over-mix.**
Add a thin slice of vegan butter to a heated medium skillet and pour ⅓ cup of batter unto the surface of the skillet. Cook for about 1-2 minutes (until batter begins to bubble) and gently flip pancake to it’s opposite side, cooking another 1-2 minutes. Be sure to gently press down on pancake to ensure that center cooks through.
Once cooked and lightly brown, remove pancake from heat and repeat steps until all batter is used.
For Cranberry Topping:
Combine all ingredients into a medium pot on medium-high heat, just until the sugar dissolves. Ensure that you stir all ingredients together well.
Once it begins to boil, reduce heat and let simmer until cranberries are softened and ‘bursting’.
Once cranberries are fully cooked and 'sauce-like'/thickened, remove from heat and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
To serve, stack pancakes onto one another and add cranberry topping and lightly drizzle with maple syrup, if desired.
Bon Appetit!
Notes
SWEETENER: If you choose to opt out of pure maple syrup, you can always substitute with Agave as well.
CHIA EGGS: 2 Tbsps of chia seeds + 6 Tbsps water = 2 'chia eggs'. Whisk chia seeds and water in a small bowl until well combined and let sit for 10 minutes. Mixture should be thick.** Continue recipe!**